Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has revealed that midfielder Morgan Sanson won’t be available for the meeting with West Ham this weekend.

And a number of Villa fans have been reacting to the news on social media.

Sanson has made just one senior appearance during the current campaign due to injury but has been back in the matchday squad in the defeats to Wolves and Arsenal.

Smith didn't use the Frenchman, though, who Gregg Evans said lost his temper after Anwar El Ghazi was sent on as the last substitute at the Emirates last time out.

The 27-year-old reportedly took his anger out on his warm-up top and a bunch of water bottles, which was noticed by assistant manager Craig Shakespeare.

Smith admitted on Friday that Sanson and youngster Jaden Philogene-Bidace were ill and wouldn't be available against the Hammers, however, some Villa fans didn’t seem to believe the Villa boss.

Villa fans react

Villa posted the news regarding Sanson on their official Twitter page. This is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with one labelling the treatment of Sanson as ‘disgusting’.

“you’ve got to be joking”

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“Sanson isn’t ill though is he? you’re just embarrassed he put you in your place”

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It’s disgusting how Smith has treated @Morgan_Sanson8 he deserves much better and I’m sure there’s a good player in there just as there is with @fredguilbert24. All the fans know Sanson isn’t ill but he is clearly fuming with Smith

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“We are so disrespectful to Sanson, we don’t deserve him”

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“he is not ill u just don’t like him pal”

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“How convenient that the guy who threw a bottle at him is supposedly “ill”. He’s losing the dressing room 100%”

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